Miller, 35, announced in January he was pulling out of the World Cup circuit for the winter but has indicated his intent on making the U.S. Olympic Team for the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia in 2014.

This is the ninth annual Bodefest. The first ones were held at Bretton Woods and in 2009, the event moved to Cannon, where he learned how to ski.

Bode's sister Kyla Miller, of Sugar Hill, who is operations manager for the Turtle Ridge Foundation, estimates the event raises $25,000 anually. Last year, the event had to be cancelled because Cannon ran out of snow.

That is not the case this year. The mountain has received 200 inches of snow so far and a foot in the past seven days, said Greg Keeler, spokesman.

Sixty-eight of 73 trails are open this weekend and closing day has been pushed back to April 14.

There are about 400 slots for participants and most have been taken but a few are still available if you head to the Notchview Lodge for check-in Friday between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. or Saturday morning from 8 to 9 a.m.

The event will allow participants to ski with Bode at 9:30 a.m. on Gary's and there will be a fun race following it on Gremlin with an autograph session and lunch.

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